Discovery inspires authorities to start fresh excavation News by Gurpreet Kaur
Wales, Apr 5: A fluffle (group or herd of rabbits) of wild rabbits dug up two artifacts – a 9,000-year-old stone age tool and a 3,750-year-old pottery piece. According to the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales(WTSWW), which manages Skokholm Island (where the objects were found), the 3,750-year-old pottery piece is likely from a broken bronze age urn (container).
This island sits about two miles off the coast of Pembrokeshire, a county in southwest Wales. Locals call it the ‘Dream Island’. This name comes from its natural beauty, as it is known for tens of thousands of seabirds that nest there in the spring and summer months.
Thanks to these rabbit-assisted finds, the Royal Commission, Wales, now plans to start archaeological work on Skokholm Island. Do you think there are more finds waiting to be unearthed?
